Elegante Pizzeria

"This Bay Ridge slice shop feels like it’s stuck in the 1980s, and we love that. We also love Elegante’s square slice, which feels a little like an L&B square, but with the sauce and cheese order reversed. The cheese is satisfyingly stretchy, and the crust is thick and chewy, but still light enough that you could easily eat more than one slice." - willa moore, bryan kim, neha talreja, arden shore

"This slice shop feels like it’s stuck in the 1980s, and we love that. We also love Elegante’s square slice, which feels a little like an L&B square, but with the sauce and cheese order reversed. The cheese (on top) is satisfyingly stretchy, and the crust is thick and chewy, but still light enough that you could easily eat more than one slice. " - neha talreja

"Catering to customers’ evolving tastes is a small concession to continue a family business. At Elegante Pizzeria in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, sometime in the early 2000s, brothers Phillip and Tony Varvara noticed that a growing share of their customers was Muslim and that they didn’t eat pork." - Mahira Rivers

"If you want a square slice that will live rent free in your heart forever, go to Elegante. This Bay Ridge slice shop feels like it’s stuck in 1980s, and we love that. The crust is thick and chewy but still light enough that you could easily eat more than one slice. It’s sort of like an L&B square, but with the sauce and cheese order reversed. The cheese here is extremely stretchy in the most satisfying way." - Carina Finn